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  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at CSUMB and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at CSUMB finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at CSUMB.

  • Public Good

Public Good

Contributions to the Public Good

California State University, Monterey Bay

The information provided in this section addresses many important institutional contributions to California. This small collection of data is designed to ensure that many of our public universities are recognized for their societal contributions as well as demonstrating greater accountability to individual students, parents, and the public-at-large.

DEGREES GRANTED 2010-11
Total Degree Awards Monterey Bay % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
Bachelor's 698 1% 77,731 46%
Master's 95 0% 20,913 30%
Doctoral 0 0% 251 1%
Total 793 1% 98,895 39%

BACHELOR'S DEGREE AWARDS 2010-11
By Racial and Ethnic Background Monterey Bay % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
African American / Black 16 0% 3,381 46%
American Indian / Alaskan Native 5 1% 617 54%
Asian 38 0% 12,632 36%
Hispanic 211 1% 17,706 54%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 1% 578 55%
White 322 1% 29,422 45%
Two or More Races 18 1% 1,222 51%
Race and Ethnicity Unknown 78 1% 9,342 52%
Non-Resident Alien 5 0% 2,831 43%
Total 698 1% 77,731 46%
In High Demand Fields Monterey Bay % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
Public Administration 41 3% 1,502 55%
Information Technology 18 1% 1,234 27%
Media/Culture/Design 85 1% 9,251 44%
Business and Professional Services 113 1% 17,162 53%
Life Science 13 0% 8,021 38%

REGULAR AND INTERNSHIP CREDENTIALS 2009-10
  Monterey Bay % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Single Subject 67 2% 3,455 47%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Multiple Subject 198 5% 4,073 56%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Educ. Specialist 62 3% 2,095 47%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics(NCES), and Commission on Teacher Credentialing (.pdf)

Economic Diversity: Access & Completion
Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients (2009-10)
Monterey Bay Undergraduates 4,260
Monterey Bay Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients 1,590
Monterey Bay Pell Percentage of Undergraduates 37%
System Pell Percentage of Undergraduates 36%
National Pell Percentage of Public Four-Year Undergraduates 31%
National Pell Percentage of Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Undergraduates 32%
Bachelor's Degree Pell Grant Recipients (2010-11)
Monterey Bay Bachelor's Degrees 698
Monterey Bay Pell Grant Bachelor's Degree Recipients 350
Monterey Bay Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees 50%
System Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees 45%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)

Sticker and "Net" Tuition & Fees
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to public four-year full-time instate undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $7,119
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to private four-year (not-for-profit) full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $25,538
Monterey Bay average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to all full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $4,826
Monterey Bay average tuition and fee "net" paid by full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $1,723
Monterey Bay "Net" percent of "Sticker" Tuition & Fees for full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 36%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) IPEDS Data Center

Loan Debt of Baccalaureate Recipients
Percent of 2009-10 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
Monterey Bay Percentage 60%
State Percentage 48%
National Public Four-Year Percentage 56%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Percentage 65%
Average Loan Debt of 2009-10 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
Monterey Bay Average $14,888
State Average $18,113
National Public Four-Year Average $21,740
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Average $27,712
Loan Debt Default Rate
Monterey Bay Default Rate 7%
CSU Default Rate 4%
National Public Four-Year Default Rate 5%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Default Rate 5%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), "The Project on Student Debt (.pdf)" of The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), U.S. Department of Education, and The Institute for College Access & Success, College InSight.

Salaries of Baccalaureate Recipients—PayScale (2011)
National average starting median salary of graduates from public universities $41,189
Monterey Bay graduates' median starting salary —
National average mid-career median salary of graduates from public universities $71,031
Monterey Bay graduates' mid-career median salary —
Source: "Top State Universities by Salary Potential", PayScale Inc.

 

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